I see the moonand the moon sees meThe moon sees the somebody I'd like to see..... Melancholy longing, Heightened by a full moon. A blue Moon. Alone, but not lonely. In a new town. In a new Home. Delicious sensations, mingle at the brink of discovery. Look upwards. Once, in a blue moon.
11/22/2010
It snowed yesterday, and it is snowing today. November 21/10 and my new community is blanketed in snow. This was not supposed to happen. Visions of a green Christmas have vanished from my mind, replaced by the reality of snow, gravel, ice and slush. This was not supposed to happen, I sigh, sippin
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11/21/2010
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ... everywhere you go.... Mistletoe is being strung, lights, tinsel, trees, Santa is arriving, along with sacks full of gifts, parties - food and alcohol. Now is the time to send out the Customer Appreciation invites, Season office Parties, Secret Santa
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11/20/2010
Every once in a while I ponder "Why did I move here?" What propelled me to pack up my belongings, bid adieu to my friends and neighbors and trek across the country to relocate, to begin building a lifestyle and business again, in a new Province, a new City, a new Community? Then I look out the w
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11/19/2010
Today is the day for the 5th Annual Never Alone Luncheon to be held in Winnipeg. And I am in Kelowna, feeling a pang of loneliness - frowning at the irony of the titled event and Foundation "Never Alone". As a champion of the cause, and an active participant over the past 4 years - Why am I alone
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11/17/2010
A LoveMark is a Product Service or Entity, that inspires Loyalty Beyond Reason. Written by Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, LoveMarks - The Future Beyond Brands- took the Branding frenzy and lit it on fire. Elevate your brand, Suddenly Branding was no longer the target (unless, of course
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11/16/2010
Last week I wrote a few blogs on the 7 Factors that cause Influence and how you can use one, two or all 7 of the factors to influence the outcome of a sales process or transaction. Consistency creates trust. People can rely on you to act the same way, they can count on a similar experience whenev
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11/15/2010
While on the topic of advising Faith, to keep her beliefs, and/or her child... "Keep the baby faith. vs. Keep the Baby, Faith. " (my last blog) I found my thoughts wandering over to other punctuation and gramamar offspring. Lately I have found myself in a communication conundrum. Is it still imp
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11/13/2010
My best friend once told me you can say anything, with a smile. Then he proceeded to say the most profound statements, while enticing me with his charismatic grin, a full toothed smile, twinkling eyes, and a knowing nod. "You are a total &^^^%^&% idiot." He stated, while nodding his head, display
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11/13/2010
If I procrastinate, stating I will do it then (after Christmas, when the snow falls or once I finish dinner) and that time has now passed, and I realize it would be sinful to procrastinate again (re-wring my TO DO list onto the new page for the 15th day in a row, as an example) then in order to t
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11/13/2010